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Best Alternative Media Outlet
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- January 15, 2008
Which nontraditional medium do you prefer?
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Dartmouth Rhetoric: From Sexism to Sarcasm to Scorn
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- November 2, 2007
The mysterious group Daughters of Dartmouth has been waging war against sexism via 8.5-by-11 paper.
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Trail Mix
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- November 2, 2007
Brown housing authorities are doling out $100 fines for candles in dorms; Syracuse officials arrested a man dressed as a construction worker for stealing a laptop
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Brawling in Boston? Surprise: Not About the Red Sox!
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- October 29, 2007
A Harvard after-party gets rowdy, and surprisingly, it wasn't even about the Red Sox.
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Facebook Friends Microsoft
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- October 25, 2007
For just $240 million, Microsoft has secured a 1.6 percent stake in the social networking site founded by Harvard dropout, Mark Zuckerberg.
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Trail Mix
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- October 25, 2007
The Ivy League begins an online Risk tournament; University of Kansas searches for a new slogan
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Anonymous Evaluations Not That Anonymous
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- October 24, 2007
The University of Georgia went as far as hiring a handwriting analyst to confirm who wrote nasty remarks on teacher evaluations.
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Brown Police Put It All on the Table. Students Not Hungry.
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- October 24, 2007
In an attempt to foster community, Brown University's Dept. of Public Safety held an open forum, but no students attended.
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Helmets That Study Head-on Collisions
By Lucia Graves -
The Paper Trail
- October 16, 2007
Brown University football players are wearing special helmets to measure collision impact.
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A Hate Symbol Makes Its Way North
By Eddy Ramírez -
The Paper Trail
- October 11, 2007
At Columbia University, a noose found outside an African-American professor's office has sparked campus demonstrations.
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Philly Robbery Victims: Fleeced, but Not Stranded
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- October 9, 2007
Crafty but courteous armed robbers have been plaguing the Philadelphia taxi-riding scene, and at least one UPenn student has fallen victim.
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Trail Mix
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- October 5, 2007
Louisiana State's live tiger mascot makes debut; Cornell's compost collects large roadkill; PSU's Brock and Bridle Club protest vegetarians
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Trail Mix
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- October 1, 2007
A Georgia bus accident, lead-contamination at Brown University, and the University of Michigan embraces between-class golf.
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Iranian President Speaks; He’s Kind of a Big Deal
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- September 24, 2007
The circus has descended upon Columbia University this week, as Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad's Monday speech rained controversy, protesters, angry fliers, reporters, and Geraldo Rivera onto the school's New York City campus.
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The Rankings Are Up. Let the Sour Graping Begin!
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- August 17, 2007
The new U.S. News America's Best Colleges rankings are now online, and schools have begun celebrating their success (while still being humble) or downplaying their misfortune.
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Dartmouth's Greek Community Attempts Serious Discussion
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- August 10, 2007
The Greek community at Dartmouth College gathered this week to discuss "issues of Greek stereotypes, intentionality, comfort levels in Greek basements, self-respect, and the role of alcohol in male-female interactions," the Dartmouth writes.
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Trail Mix
By Kenneth Terrell and Jackie Mantey -
The Paper Trail
- August 1, 2007
Daily updates from campuses nationwide.
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Monks Waste Perfectly Good Colored Sand
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- July 31, 2007
Tibetan monks invaded Sophomore Family Weekend at Dartmouth University this week. According to the Dartmouth, the main event was monks meticulously painting with sand, messing it up, and then throwing it into the Connecticut River–all to "symbolize the evanescence of life.
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Board Up Your Homes! The Fourth Graders Are Coming
By Jackie Mantey -
The Paper Trail
- July 19, 2007
Several groups of prepubescent boys have reportedly been assaulting and harassing University of Pennsylvania students and staff, leaving "people at fear when they see little children," reports the Daily Pennsylvanian.
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Gunshots Lead to a Suspension
By Christina Mueller -
The Paper Trail
- July 19, 2007
A Yale University fraternity member was arrested and suspended from the university after allegedly firing two rounds into the frat's ceiling, the Yale Daily News reports. The frat house where he was living also had to be evacuated after police found bomb-making materials there, in addition to two illegal assault rifles, nine firearms, ammunition, and a supply of chemicals in the student's room, according to the police.
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Trail Mix
By Alison Go -
The Paper Trail
- July 16, 2007
*According to the Brown Daily Herald, Brown University prefreshmen say: Summer reading is fun! (They have to read How Proust Can Change Your Life by Alain de Botton.).
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Trail Mix
The Paper Trail
- November 21, 2006
Administrators who worried about Tulane University's first post-Katrina freshman class are no longer worried--not even close, the Hullabaloo reports.
Ivy League schools are about to get bigger, both in physical space and number of students, says the Daily Pennsylvanian.
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